The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has recalled 119 registered vehicles to verify owners and check importation documents.
In a public notice, the authority said the owners of the vehicles should present their cars for inspections at its offices.
“Present the cars together with the original ownership, sale agreement, transfer and importation documents to the Commissioner of Intelligence, strategic operations, investigations and Enforcement,” the notice said.
The inspections will take place from September 27 to October 6, in various offices across the country.
KRA has directed that the vehicles be submitted for inspection at their offices in Forodha House – Mombasa, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) – Nairobi, Kiptagich House – Eldoret, Nakuru – Generation House George Morara Avenue, Nyeri – Veka Plaza, Isiolo -Landmark Hotel or Kisumu Swan Centre.
Further, the authority urged the owners of the listed vehicles to take notice of Section 204 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004.
The Act states that whoever fails to comply with the directives of presenting their vehicle attracts a fine amounting to over Sh732,000.
“A person who, when required in accordance with this Act to produce any book, document, or other thing, in his or her possession or under his or her control to perform any act, refuses or fails to do so; commits an offence.”
“For any clarification, please call 0709011755; 0709017660; 0709012339; 070901170, 0709011795 or email: IEDtargets@kra.go.ke”
The authority, under the law, has a mandate of listing vehicles that have been found to have either paid their duty or fraudulently registered before being sold to innocent Kenyans.
The East African Community Customs Management Act 2004, further states that having motor vehicles for which duty has not been paid is an offence under section 200 (d) (iii) and section 210 (c)
The act states that: “A person who has in his or her possession, keeps or conceals, or procures to be kept or concealed, any goods which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be (iii) uncustomed goods, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine equal to fifty per cent of the dutiable value involved, or both of the goods.”
In Section 210, the Act says: “In addition to any other circumstances in which goods are liable to forfeiture under this Act, the following goods shall be liable to forfeiture- (a) any prohibited goods; (c) any uncustomed goods.”
